Ghana Court Seen Upholding Mahama Win After Vote Trial
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Ghana’s highest court will probably uphold President John Dramani Mahama’s election win, giving him the authority to rein in the budget deficit and manage the worst-performing West African currency this year, according to Eurasia Group.
The Supreme Court is set to rule tomorrow on a bid by opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo, 69, to overturn the result of a December vote he lost by almost 326,000 ballots. Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party alleged that thousands of votes cast were invalid and counting was marred by irregularities. Mahama, 54, won 50.7 percent of votes.